brains in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for brains in the English»Italian Dictionary

brains trust [ˈbreɪnzˌtrʌst], brain trust [ˈbreɪnˌtrʌst] N

brains trust

brain trust m

brains trust

trust m di cervelli

I.brain [Brit breɪn, Am breɪn] N

1. brain (organ):

brain

cervello m

to blow one's brains out inf

farsi saltare le cervella

to blow one's brains out before n cell, tissue, haemorrhage

cerebrale

to blow one's brains out tumour

al cervello, cerebrale

2. brain FOOD:

brain

cervella fpl

calves' brains

cervella di vitello

3. brain (mind):

to have a good brain

avere cervello

to have football on the brain inf

non avere in testa altro che il calcio, pensare solo al calcio

4. brain (intelligent person):

brain inf

cervello(ne) m

II.brains N

brains npl (intelligence):

brains

cervello m

brains

intelligenza f

to have brains

avere cervello or essere intelligente

he's the brains of the family

è il cervello(ne) della famiglia

to use one's brains

usare il cervello

she was the brains behind the operation

era lei il cervello or la mente dell'operazione

III.brain [Brit breɪn, Am breɪn] VB trans inf (knock out)

brain

spaccare la testa a

IV.brain [Brit breɪn, Am breɪn]

to dance, study one's brains out Am inf

ballare, studiare fino allo sfinimento

to beat sb's brains out

sfondare il cranio a qn

to beat one's brain out or to rack one's brains inf

lambiccarsi il cervello or scervellarsi

to pick sb's brains

fare ricorso alla consulenza di qn

I need to pick your brains

ho bisogno della tua consulenza

rattle-brain [ˈrætlbreɪn] N

rattle-brain

testa f vuota

rattle-brain

scervellato m / scervellata f

brain scan [ˌbreɪnˈskæn] N

brain scan

scintigrafia f cerebrale

brain-dead [Brit ˈbreɪndɛd, Am ˈbreɪnˌdɛd] ADJ

1. brain-dead MED:

brain-dead

clinicamente morto, con encefalogramma piatto

2. brain-dead fig, inf, pej:

brain-dead

con encefalogramma piatto

feather-brain [Am ˈfɛðərˌbreɪn] N

feather-brain

cervello m di gallina

feather-brain

stupido m / stupida f

brain surgeon [ˈbreɪnˌsɜːdʒən] N

brain surgeon

chirurgo m del cervello / chirurga f del cervello

brain fever [Am ˈbreɪn ˌfivər] N

brain fever

encefalite f

Translations for brains in the Italian»English Dictionary

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brain trust

brains trust Brit

brain trust

brain trust Am

trust di cervelli

brains trust Brit

trust di cervelli

brain trust Am

brains in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brains in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.brain [breɪn] N

1. brain (organ):

brain

cervello m

2. brain pl (substance):

brain

cervella f pl

3. brain (intelligence):

brain

cervello m

to have brains

essere intelligente

4. brain inf (intelligent person):

brain

cervello m

the best brains

i migliori cervelli

Phrases:

to beat one's brains out inf

farsi saltare le cervella

to blow sb's brains out inf

freddare qu

to have sth on the brain inf

avere la fissa di qc

to pick sb's brains inf

consultare qu

to rack one's brain

lambiccarsi il cervello

II.brain [breɪn] VB trans inf

brain

spaccare la testa a

brain death N

brain death

morte f clinica

brain drain N

brain drain

fuga f di cervelli

brain damage N

brain damage

lesione f cerebrale

brain trust N

brain trust

trust m dei cervelli inv

brain-dead ADJ

1. brain-dead MED:

brain-dead

clinicamente morto, -a

2. brain-dead fig:

brain-dead

balordo, -a

brain scan N

brain scan

scansione f del cervello

brain tumor N

brain tumor

tumore m cerebrale

Translations for brains in the Italian»English Dictionary

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meninge

brains pl

spremere/spremersi le -i

to rack one's brains

arrovellarsi il cervello

to rack one's brains

brains Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have brains

essere intelligente

the best brains

i migliori cervelli

to beat one's brains out inf

farsi saltare le cervella

to blow sb's brains out inf

freddare qu

to have sth on the brain inf

avere la fissa di qc

to pick sb's brains inf

consultare qu

to be short on brains inf

aver poco cervello

to pick sb's brains fig

chiedere lumi a qu

to be all brawn and no brain

essere tutto -i pej

to rack one's brains over sth

scervellarsi su [o intorno a] qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Just goes to show, though, that effective publicity requires more brains and elbow grease than one might assume.

blogs.crikey.com.au

This strong association between musician status and gray matter differences supports the notion that musicians' brains show use-dependent structural changes.

en.wikipedia.org

Brawn and brains, it seems, are in perfect alignment in a rowing boat.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The politics of technophilia vs technophobia aside, our power to manipulate our brains and genes is increasing dramatically -- and it raises serious ethical questions.

bigthink.com

He shows the way to the border, returning the quip about brains.

en.wikipedia.org

It brings in morals and spirituality as the linchpins to touch hearts in addition to engaging brains.

ncronline.org

The reason for this may be an altered reward pathway in the brains of ADHD individuals.

en.wikipedia.org

They have computer chips inserted into their brains, which turns them into mindless, emotionless slaves.

en.wikipedia.org

The mindless repetition of political language is anaesthetising our brains, and giving an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Functional magnetic resonance images of the blood flow in the subjects' brains were recorded before and after they swallowed the aspartame solution.

en.wikipedia.org